Legendary Carp: Difference between revisions

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See also [[The Catfish]], a more elusive kind of fish. If you searched for Legendary ''Crap,'' you either want [[Blatant Lies]], a page that shall not be named on the [[Darth Wiki]], or [[Toilet Humor]].

Not to be confused with a complaint that resonates down through the ages.

== [[Anime]] ==

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* Magikarp in the ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' anime usually appear as extras in underwater scenes and the badly-disguised wares of a [[Snake Oil Salesman]], but occasionally have made a bigger impression:

** In the episode "''The Joy of Pokémon''" one Nurse Joy had a giant Magikarp for a friend.

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* Turns up in ''[[The Exorcist III]]'', of all places.

{{quote|There's a carp in my bathtub, Father. And for three days it's been swimming. Up. And down. Up. And down. And I hate it. I can't go home until the carp is asleep. You've been standing close to me for some time now, Father. Can you tell? I haven't had a bath for three days.}}

* The final act of [[M. Night Shyamalan]]'s ''[[The Last Airbender]]'' includes a live-action recreation of the spirit koi from the end of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''{{'}}s first season.

== [[Literature]] ==

* According to ''[[Dave Barry]] Hits Below the Beltway'', the Reflecting Pool in the Washington Mall is home to a legendary carp which has grown to 1900 pounds on junk food thrown by tourists and once swallowed a passing pedestrian (the Secretary of the Interior) whole. And yes, [[Dave Barry]] ''does'' mention in a footnote that "'Legendary Carp' would be [[A Good Name for a Rock Band]]."

* According to ''[[Dave Barry|Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway]]'', the Reflecting Pool in the Washington Mall is home to a legendary carp which has grown to 1900 pounds on junk food thrown by tourists and once swallowed a passing pedestrian (the Secretary of the Interior) whole. And yes, [[Dave Barry]] ''does'' mention in a footnote that "'Legendary Carp' would be [[A Good Name for a Rock Band]]."

* In the story "Tunnel of Fish" from Kate Atkinson's short story collection ''Not the End of the World'', on his birthday Eddie is taken to Deep Sea World where, in an undersea tunnel, he receives a message from a giant carp.

* In [[Alastair Reynolds]]' "Chasm City", research involving carp produced the earliest immortality treatments. As a result, the postmortal upper class reveres carp in general, and there is also a specific carp which is also several hundred years old and therefore extra-revered.

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* A [[Bonus Boss]] in ''[[Live a Live]]'', Amulucretia, is a giant carp.

* In one of the versions of ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'', the game's creator accidentally made carp far too powerful: their default bite attack did as much damage as a wolf's and due to a bug in the skill system, they could increase their stats by swimming, which, being fish, [[Captain Obvious|they did all the time]]. Undead carp were even worse: [[Flying Seafood Special|they can walk on land]], so you were either screwed or [[Attack! Attack! Attack!|very brave]] if you tried building a fortress near them. Later versions (happily or sadly) dialed their power back a great deal. Then aimed attacks were implemented, and fish became dangerous again (''sturgeon'' are the new aquatic dwarf-killers).

* Carp Armor and Carp Melee ~~are~~ a recurring joke between the fans and developers of [[City of Heroes]].

* Carp Armor and Carp Melee were a recurring joke between the fans and developers of ''[[City of Heroes]]'' before it was shut down in 2012. With its return in 2019, requests for Carp Armor and Carp Melee also returned.

* Referenced in ''[[Sakura Taisen]] V'' with the [[Macross Missile Massacre|giant carp missiles]] {{spoiler|[[Weaponized Landmark|controlled by the Statue of Liberty]]}}.

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* One episode of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' begins with Aang riding a giant koi off the shore of [[Wutai|Kyoshi Island]].

** The final episodes of the first season feature a pair of spirits which take the form of koi which make up a living yin-yang symbol.

== [[Real Life]] ==